What Does Galway Need???

GuessWho2009

whats missing in galway, in recent years alots come to galway, tk max, harvey norman, burger king, kfc ect.... what else do we need

egan007

A wash

funnyname

Jobs

Wompa1

Would like the museum to be improved....

I think the aquariam could also be better since we're a coastal town. IMO

I've only been to one of the Thai restaraunts and I liked it but it didn't seem very Thai....was more like a Chinese.

Also Galway could do with a purpose built arena to hold maybe 4-5 thousand people. That way we could get bigger acts to play here and still be able to sell out.

JONJO THE MISER

A nice cheap and easy dinner serving up good and fatty meals.

challengemaster

Decent parking

dmcg90

Investment, and lots of it.

witnessrenegade

Outdoor gym, been using one back home in Mayo recently and their great, and jobs too!

tootired

H&M

the keen edge

OP can you give further details as to what you mean by needs of the City?

Whenever a "What does Galway need?" thread appears, half the posts suggest more fast food shops, despite the question being asked in a general sense. People seem so obsessed with them.

Is it a fair comment to say that a large part of the Galway population consider the needs of the City to be more clothes shops and fast food restaurants?.

Do people here care more about the variety of these type of retail entities than say local amenities for youth groups or old people?. The level of public transport?. Or perhaps the availability of local jobs? Environmental issues etc?.

Diabhal Beag

A proper fast-food place nearer to Barna and Furbo.

FouxDaFaFa

We need a better transport system. Seriously.

We're also missing somewhere alternative to go out besides mainstream clubs.

The Cool

Galway needs more things to do on a Saturday night that don't necessarily involve alcohol. The bowling alley could be a great venture but I think it's not advertised well so it seems very boring. No other great ideas off the top of my head at the mo.

Also, entertainment for the teenagers. Roller discos!!

Steyr

1. Airport Runway made longer.
2. All the roads in the City re-paved they are a fcuking joke.
3. Some proper alternative night clubs that dont care what you wear to get in to cater to the likes of Jazz/Metal/Funk not just on a set night. Some night clubs would turn you down in this city for wearing something resembling anything like a runner in this day and age....
4. Major re-market of areas like Galway Bay in a way that keeps people interested in it ( Airshow/VOR/etc )
5. Speeding up process for places to be knocked like various eyesores around the city and let the public have a say in what goes there.
6. Indoor go-kart area, there was one here before in Liosbuan it was brilliant.
7. Paintball in a reasonable short distance from the city ( less than 10min drive/bus )

the incredible pudding

A music college or a good music department in NUIG would be nice.

poisonated

Hooters.

dinneenp

There's already a fairly extensive thread existing that's virtaully the same as this (doens't just focus on shops though)

DRakE

GuessWho2009 wrote: »

whats missing in galway, in recent years alots come to galway, tk max, harvey norman, burger king, kfc ect.... what else do we need

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booksalot

the incredible pudding wrote: »

A music college or a good music department in NUIG would be nice.

read somewhere last year that it was going to be one in the new train staion. Bet that's not going to happen now

Would be great as it would add some much culture

booksalot

booksalot wrote: »

read somewhere last year that it was going to be one in the new train staion. Bet that's not going to happen now

Would be great as it would add some much culture

serviced community allotments would be nice. Loads of my friends in apartments would love to share one and devide the work.

stunt_penguin

Wompa1 wrote: »

I think the aquariam could also be better since we're a coastal town. IMO

The aquarium just got a million euros in investment- they're expanding and adding Penguins.

You heard right. Futhermucking Penguins.

snubbleste

stunt_penguin wrote: »

The aquarium just got a million euros in investment- they're expanding and adding Penguins.
You heard right. Futhermucking Penguins.

Figured you'd be delighted stunt_penguin, no?

stunt_penguin

snubbleste wrote: »

Figured you'd be delighted stunt_penguin, no?

Damn Straight.

gandroid

• A better public transport system
• A bicycle rental system similar to Dublin
• More race meetings at a really good but underutilised track/venue
• A proper sushi restaurant

Poly

A bridge

GekkePrutser

I think we need much better road system between the east and west sides, like the much delayed bypass.

And we need the airshow back. It was events like these that made Galway special.

afireinside

An alcoholism clinic. This town is the Alcoholics capital of Ireland.

Fozzie Bear

The Bypass built. Now.

Better public transport too. Build the bypass and then close off certain roads in the city to everything bar bikes, buses, taxis and essential services. With a bypass the majority of traffic will have no need to go down through the docks to get to Knocknacarra, Salthill or the West side of the city.

The entire docks area needs re-developing and Salthill/The Prom could do with a serious lick of paint in parts too. Why in Gods name has it not been done years ago? The tourism aspect of this alone would be worth 10's of millions a year to the City and surrounds not to mention the business/industry side of it too.

Bring back the Airshow.

An outdoor and maybe indoor karting track, paint balling and other such activities near to the city.

A decent arena/theatre for music, gigs, shows, drama etc again near the city centre. Something like the O2 but on a smaller scale. We had to travel to Castlebar last year to see Dara O'Briain and Bell X1 gigs.

WallyGUFC

The Airshow.
A proper stadium as was said, host Connacht, GUFC and concerts all in one.
Less traffic lights.
Better roads.
A proper marina, although that's already in the pipeline.

yeehaw

Mo' ho's.

Boofle

better public transport

moonflower

Better and cheaper public transport, especially on the west side of town. More bus and cycle lanes would be great and it would also be nice if they'd clear the grit from the existing cycle lanes. Night buses would be fantastic but I doubt they'll ever happen. If they'd just extend the bus service to midnight or 1am though I'd be super happy, it would mean people could go out for a drink or late cinema showing and not have to worry about paying for a taxi home and it wouldn't be so late there'd be a lot of drunk people getting them.

I know people are always giving out about chain stores opening in Galway but I'd love if we had an H&M or Stradivarius. Food-wise I'd like a Wagamama.

A few more lunch-time eating options would be great too. Somewhere that does Sushi and maybe a place doing proper Mexican, not the greasy stuff that La Salsa does. I'd love it if somewhere like New York pizza opened up again, Pizza Napoli is nice, but it's just not as good as Ed's was, and it doesn't stay open late. Oh and some more late opening cafes would be fantastic.

Getting the Airshow back would be a major plus.

Amhran Nua

afireinside wrote: »

An alcoholism clinic. This town is the Alcoholics capital of Ireland.

And a proper drugs clinic too, the celtic tiger brought with it a few nasty habits for some.

We badly need an outer bypass. Less multinational food and clothing franchises, they largely serve to shunt money out of the region and the country, and damage its local character. Before anyone starts shouting, tourism is a huge factor for Galway, and a McDonalds on every corner isn't helping that in any way.

One thing I'd love to see also is some serious development of both the bay and the Corrib in terms of recreational water facilities. We've one of the most scenic water areas in the world, storied and sung about, we need to take advantage of that. It would need to be west of Mutton Island, so probably somewhere like Blackrock. Swimming, boating, scuba and snorkelling, fishing, canoeing, rafting, and so on.

mrsweebri

i would love to see more in the way of museums and places to take children on a rainy day. Was in Glasgow over Christmas - I know it's not comparable - but there were SO many cool places to take young kids that didn't cost the earth, and all the museums were entry by donation. I think Galway is great for kids clubs and for outdoor walks but not for cool INDOOR places for families to go together.

I also would love a public walk-in sports centre on the east side of the city, with squash courts, swimming pool, badminton courts etc for hire that was open all week and didn't need a membership or the crazy in town booking system that the Renmore sports hall has.

ilovesleep

Poly wrote: »

A bridge

From Connemara to Boston.

Xiney

It needs a bulldozer. So many neglected buildings and houses that should have been maintained instead of building new ones that are now standing empty.

Also, a proper hospital - half of UCHG (or whatever the current acronym is) is pre-fab and sprawling in a single story labyrinth. The clinic space could be condensed into a much smaller footprint if a proper building with, say, five floors, existed. Not to mention the actual HSE... but that's country wide. Good luck with that one, guys.

Jobs, investment, and a dungeon in which to lock up Fahy.

confuseddotcom

A reasonable Gift Shop with Fancy-dress stuff and gifts for Anniversaries and similar events.

A lingerie shop - even though I know 1/2 lingerie stores have come to town in the last couple of years.

Was gonna say 1/2 more Bus companies maybe? But then again don't know if they'd be more of a hindrance than anything else, how many Bus companies have we at the moment like?! But basically a way of covering out-of-reach parts of the city that would still be classed as city but aren't included in the city centre service bus routes.

Oh and a few more holes in the roads won't go amiss. :rolleyes:;):D

drum!

We don't need a bloody art house cinema anyway! How's about a decent mid sized venue to replace the intended temporary structure that is The Black Box and the acoustically poor Radisson.

richymcdermott

More Women
Less a**holes
Better music shops

eggchaser

Galway needs to hold on to it's local shops like McCambridges on the main streets to stop it becoming more like every British or Irish City centre with exactly the same shops while having nothing unique.

As for the paintballing, I think I heard that Palllas go-karting in Tynagh has got permission for it recently

elefant

I've thought for a while that we could do with a shipload of wind farms off the coast. Not just in Galway, but all the West coast. Obviously, as today shows, we live in a pretty frickin windy place. I don't really see many disadvantages to it. In Germany more than 70,000 people are employed by wind industry. If something even close were to happen here we'd have a serious amount of renewable energy, and a serious amount of new jobs.

Just a thought. Maybe I'm missing something obvious.

drum!

eggchaser wrote: »

Galway needs to hold on to it's local shops like McCambridges on the main streets to stop it becoming more like every British or Irish City centre with exactly the same shops while having nothing unique.

Definitely, but the way businesses are dropping in Galway i'd be afraid places like Deacy's and McCambridges will be closed soon.

lookinbusy

a medical marijuana dispensary.

Wompa1

lookinbusy wrote: »

a medical marijuana dispensary.

I'd imagine it would be located down Dominic Street!! Galway is already known as the graveyard of ambition, I think if that were to happen it could seal it.

softmee

Galway does need a proper city park! Like this one :


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-where people can sit on a bench, listen to the birds, eat their lunch.

Not a grass, or stony, windy beach - A PARK! With trees and flowers.
I cant belive there is no place like this here! Every city has at least one!

Carolanne..

We were at Dara to was excellent, hed be the kinda of person that would come to galway if there was a place for him! hes get a sell out no problem

tootired wrote: »

H&M

Fozzie Bear wrote: »

The Bypass built. Now.

Better public transport too. Build the bypass and then close off certain roads in the city to everything bar bikes, buses, taxis and essential services. With a bypass the majority of traffic will have no need to go down through the docks to get to Knocknacarra, Salthill or the West side of the city.

The entire docks area needs re-developing and Salthill/The Prom could do with a serious lick of paint in parts too. Why in Gods name has it not been done years ago? The tourism aspect of this alone would be worth 10's of millions a year to the City and surrounds not to mention the business/industry side of it too.

Bring back the Airshow.

An outdoor and maybe indoor karting track, paint balling and other such activities near to the city.

A decent arena/theatre for music, gigs, shows, drama etc again near the city centre. Something like the O2 but on a smaller scale. We had to travel to Castlebar last year to see Dara O'Briain and Bell X1 gigs.

snubbleste

softmee wrote: »

Galway does need a proper city park! Like this one :
-where people can sit on a bench, listen to the birds, eat their lunch.
Not a grass, or stony, windy beach - A PARK! With trees and flowers.
I cant belive there is no place like this here! Every city has at least one!

Terryland Park? Digital Park in Salthill?

Eyre Square felt like a park before they redesigned it

UnleashTheBeast

Nando's

lookinbusy

Wompa1 wrote: »

I'd imagine it would be located down Dominic Street!! Galway is already known as the graveyard of ambition, I think if that were to happen it could seal it.

It hasn't done California's reputation any harm.

softmee

snubbleste wrote: »

Terryland Park? Digital Park in Salthill?

Eyre Square felt like a park before they redesigned it

Terryland "park" ??? Are you serious? How you can call this untended ugly piece of bushes a park? :eek: Not to mention about salthill... eh.
No trees, no green in this town.

This is what i mean by city park :



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drum! wrote: »

Definitely, but the way businesses are dropping in Galway i'd be afraid places like Deacy's and McCambridges will be closed soon.

I would imagine that most of those older businesses own the freehold to their premises, so they won't fall victim to the crippling rents which are killing more recent startups. To be frank, if the likes of McCambridges and others such as them (Ryans etc.) had to pay market rents, it's hard to see how they would survive in the current climate.